Is community-based forest management more effective than protected areas? : A comparison of land use/land cover change in two neighboring study areas of the Central Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

• Published in: Forest ecology and management Vol. 256; no. 11; pp. 1971 - 1983
• Main Authors: Ellis, Edward A, Porter-Bolland, Luciana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington [Amsterdam]: Elsevier Science 20.11.2008; Elsevier
• Subjects: Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Biological and medical sciences; community forestry; conservation strategy; deforestation; Forest management; Forest management. Stand types and stand dynamics. Silvicultural treatments. Tending of stands. Natural regeneration; forest policy; forest reserves; Forestry; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; land use; land use change; Mexico; psychosocial factors; regression analysis; remote sensing; spatial data; Synecology; Terrestrial ecosystems; tropical forests; vegetation cover; Mexico; Central America; America; Community forest management; Protected areas; Forests; Conservation; Forest ecology; Community participation; Forest management; Forest conservation; Protected area; Land use; Central Yucatan Peninsular Region; Forest protection; Land use/land cover change; Forestry; Community; Environmental protection
• ISSN: 0378-1127; 1872-7042
• DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.07.036

The importance of the role of local community forestry institutions towards forest conservation is exemplified through a comparison of two adjacent areas within the Central Yucatan Peninsular Region (CYPR) in which Land-Use Cover Change (LUCC) analyses were conducted. We also used logistic regressio...